Cob: winter work on wattle and daub by a neophyte

[Myra Bonhage-Hale]

Hydrated lime is not used for organic gardening and is on the no-no list
because of its chemically derived state.  So, iit might be OK to use for
lime plaster but if you are chemically sensitive like me, I would highly
recommend that you wear a mask and be very careful about getting in your
pores as you work.  Namaste.  Myra

P.S.  Dolometic lime is what is preferred in organic gardening.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Amanda Peck" <ap615 at hotmail.com>
To: <aasuter at hotmail.com>; <Coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: Cob: winter work on wattle and daub by a neophyte


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> You may have to ORDER your lime.  You want hydrated lime, not the crushed
> limestone that the Co-op has.  I've occasionally found small quantities of
> hydrated lime in hardware stores (to quickly quickly quickly de-acidify
your
> soil--buck a pound in two pound bags) or in grocery stores (pickling
> lime--probably even more).  There's supposed to be a place in Memphis that
> still carries it, so if you're not too far from, say Mayfield, that might
> work.  I need to find the name of that place again, and call them (I'm in
> Tennessee, near the Alabama border). The big lime plants will sell you
> small--for them, like 40 pounds--quantities.  I expect shipping is
> exhorbitant.
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> You're brave.  I'm headed into my third winter in a travel trailer on my
> land.
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> Ruth Datooth (aka Anna) wanted to know about lime, so she can get her
house
> more or less organized before winter.
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